St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-01-22
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.

ago by an unknown tramp.
The judges of twenty-one counties III
the drought aft icted region of Texas met
at Albany few days ago and issued an
appeal to the country at large for 100000
with which to relieve thirty thousand des-
titute persons.
It is understood Senator Brown, of
Georgia, will occupy his seat in the Sen
ate about the middle of the month, and
will make speech in favor Of Woman's
suffrage after which he will resign. The
ostenslble reason for retiring IS that he
suffers greatly from asthma, and his ply
slclans warns him against the W ash1ngton
winter climate and exertion OF senatorial
duty. The real reason, however, IS alleged
by some to be the Senator's feeling that he
has been sighted in the matter Of patron
age. Among the leading candidates for
the scat are Governor Gordon, Congress
man Crisp, General Lawton, Hon. J. C. {.
Black and N. J. Hammond.
Louis Nadin. Frenchman, residing in
Mobile, Ala, made the startling and an
expected discovery few days ago that he
had been robbed as long ago as the 30th of
November of about $1,000 in money and
bonds by a bold and successful confidence
game. Some time in the latter part Of
November Nadin made the acquaintance
of fellow countryman lately arrived, and
the new acquaintance introduced him to
third Frenchman. The three became very
intimate. In the course of time they sue
ceeded in inducing Nadin to display his
wealth by first showing him the large
amount of securities and gold which they
possessed. One of them had his posses
sions in box in his hotel, and Nadin in
ic+a wit !, tn n q
safe place AS the box was opened and its
gold and bonds displayed, Nadin was called
from the room, leaving his own money be-
hind. When he returned his friend tod
him that he had put his (Nadin's) treas
ures in his own box, which he turned over
to the Mobile man for safe keeping. Nadln
never suspected anything wrong until re-
Gently, when he broke open his friends
box and found that there was nothing i'll it
but a number of newspapers and lot Of
lead. The police have been notified
A citizen Of Montgomery, Ala, has been
in the city jail fifteen years for drunken
ness. He is thirty years old.
William Burklett, a ferryman on the Oc-
mulgee river in Georgia, was paralyzed
recently Immediately after cursing his
Creator.
James R. Randall, Of the Augusta {Ga.)
Chronicle has been designated to receive
subscriptions for monument to the late
Pa III Fl. Hayne.
The Central Sugar-house and refinery on
General Adolph Meyers Cora plantation,
in Iberville Parish, La, was destroyed by
fire few days ago; loss, 100000.
In Athens Ga, few days ago a uni
versity student became suddenly blind
while reciting a selection at a literary en-
tertainment. She is now receiving treat
ment in Cincinnati.
Five hundred negroes passed through
Atlanta, Ga, few days ago on their way
from their homes in South and North Car
DINA to Alabama, where they expected to
find employment as railroad laborers
The sugar house on F. B, Fieltas' Cor
rome plantation. at St. Bernard, La, was
destroyed by fire few days ago. Loss,
s45, 900; covered by Insurance.
The first annual meeting of the Missis-
slppi Bar association was held at Jackson
few days ago. The association numbers
about eighty three members, forty being
present.
Sam Withers, dry goods clerk, at Pine
Bluff, Ark. shot negro in the neck few
days ago, inficting a dangerous wound.
The negro was advancing on Withers, and
in his excitement, while trying to fire his
pistol, shot himself in the thigh.
The residence of A. G. Strauss, at Lon
oke, Ark, was destroyed by fire few
days ago. 1t was the best dwelling in the
town, and the loss will reach $4,000. The
family and servants escaped in their night
clothes, and saved nothing. Insurance on
building and furniture, $4,000
A professional hunter in Calcasieu Par
ish. La. reports that he killed in two days
and a half recently, hunting about four
hours each day, 226 snipe, 26 prairie hens,
and 81 ducks. He realizes quite hand
some sum from the sale of the game he
kills, the greater part OF which he SHIPS
to New Orleans. From sixty-six days
hunting last season he netted S311, clear OF
expenses.
Fire few days ago almost totally de-
stroyed the stock of Preuser q Wellen-
voss, wholesale and retail dealers in hats
and caps at Louisville, Ky. The stock on
hand was estimated at S25 900; insured for
$4,000. Bergemann's photograph gallery
was damaged to the extent OF
about $4,000.
On Newsome's plantation, near Albany,
Ga, is a field, still in cultivation, and OF
fertility for its age, that the
Indians cultivated when the pioneers
reached that section In 1888 Mr.. New
some raised a very successful crop OF
water-melons on the old field and cleared
something like 500 on it. Last spring it
was planted in cotton, and the weed now
indicates that the crop was bet
ter than an average of that county.
Arch Langford, farmer living few
miles east of Denison, Tex, who had been
in town few days ago, drinking freely,
while en- route home late at night
On horseback was thrown from his horse
and so injured by the fall and the cold that
he died the next day. He was not fully
conscious after being found.
G. C. Flora, of Campbellsville, KY, re.
Gently accomplished a remarkable feat,
eating sixty quails in thirty consecutive
days, and was still eating birds, which,
with small quantity of water was his